Reposting for open public this great90-minute interview with fearless Russian investigative reporter Andrei Soldatov on topics ranging from 2006 Lebanon War between Israel & Hezbollah, to rise of FSB Deep State under Putin, the strangulation of Russia's once-wild Internet space, and Edward Snowden's "strange" refusal to meet with Russian journalists . . . Post-interview, War Nerd discusses pustules and current events, reads some Radio War Nerd subscriber comments . . .